Comparing Drugs
The Ultimate Gift A newsletter from the transplant team at Rhode Island Hospital November 2005 Tacrolimus versus Cyclosporine (Calcineurin Inhibition) by Paul Morrissey, MD Approximately 95 % of renaltransplant recipients in our practice are managed with either tacrolimus or cyclosporine. The major… related searches:creatinine
August 19, 1997
…Potential Donors Call Bette E-mail: pmorrissey@lifespan.org or bgarcia@lifespan.org. KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION - Activity (Data as of December 31, 2005) RenalTransplant Activity - RIH LDRT = Live Donor RenalTransplant 0 20 40 60 80 100 All Tx 35 52 53 63 84 85 67 71 72 LDRT 9 15 24 32 42 37 32 36 35 1997… related searches:dube
Hepatitis C
The Ultimate Gift A newsletter from the transplant team at Rhode Island Hospital February 2005 Hepatitis C in RenalTransplantation by Angelito Yango, Jr., MD Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is highly prevalent among patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) affecting as much as 10-20% of patients on hemodialysis… related searches:liver disease | hepatitis
Exploring Altruistic Donation
…registered on the national waiting list for a renaltransplant and median waiting times for a kidney from a deceased donor now exceed three years in much of the country (1). Additionally, there appears to be a survival advantage for individuals transplanted either before or after a brief period of dialysis…
Health Illustrated Encyclopedia - Renal scan
…function of the kidneys. A renal scan is particularly useful when there is a known sensitivity to the contrast media used in an IVP or other X-rays, or when there is underlying kidney insufficiency (reduced kidney function). Renal scan is commonly used after a kidney transplant to evaluate kidney function…
Research
…renaltransplant biopsies a year and this has been a valuable tool in immunosuppression management. Yango is also investigating the role of hepatocyte growth factor and GSK3b in the pathogenesis of chronic allograft nephropathy. Paul Morrissey, M.D. is interested in outcomes after renaltransplantation…
HIV-positive
…individuals were transplanted before the availability of HAART. The dramatic improvement in anti-retroviral therapy and patient survival since then suggests a need for individual transplant centers to re-evaluate the policy of excluding HIV-infected patients from renaltransplantation. However, in a national…
Health Illustrated Encyclopedia - Renal biopsy
…diseases that may be affecting the kidney. For transplant patients, there may be signs of transplant rejection. Additional conditions under which the test may be performed: * Acute nephritic syndrome * Acute tubular necrosis * Alport syndrome * Atheroembolic renal disease * Chronic glomerulonephritis * Complicated…
Steroid Withdrawal
…cosmetic alterations. Recently interest has grown in the transplant community for steroid withdrawal (SW) or steroid avoidance (use limited to 0-5 doses after transplantation) as a means to improve long-term results in renaltransplantation. Unfortunately, the available data do not support this approach…
